Alabama Hospitals Hard Hit by Opioids Take Case to State Court
Alabama hospitals trying to speed up relief in the opioid crisis will face manufacturers in the first opioid state trial involving hospitals July 24.
Hospitals across the country are taking a two-pronged approach to get opioid relief funds faster from opioid manufacturers: They are suing in state courts for faster trials in addition to federal courts. Alabama hospitals are seeking $300 million to $500 million from the defendants in the state suit.
The hospitals say their state suits are distinct from the multidistrict litigation being overseen by a federal court in Ohio, which involves cities and counties nationwide. As providers on the front lines of the opioid crisis, they say the operational impact felt by hospitals and the rest of the health-care system is different from the harms governments have alleged in their suits.
The state court strategy is to advance hospitals’ claims toward resolution, complementing the national litigation, said David McMullan, an attorney of Barrett Law Group, which represents 945 hospitals in 43 states and has filed 25 cases in state and federal courts on behalf of hospitals in the opioid crisis.
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Again proof to me,As Steve taught me long ago,,it never was about truth,,this was their agenda,,$$$$$$$$4$,,and those who willfully profit off of ,”torture in the healthcare setting,”,,thus used torturing as their COMMODITY,,,What demented F——– does that?Uses torture to make $$$$$,a commodity,,I mean I KNOW hitler did,,but i guess society did not learn not to repeat history,,,wow,,,,Really using torture as their commodity!!!!sickos,,,maryw